Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station
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| File:Centrale de Beauharnois - 2014.jpg
The Beauharnois generating station in 2014.
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 Location of Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station in Southern Quebec
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| Location | Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada |
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| Construction began | 1930 |
| Opening date | 1961 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro-Québec |
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| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Saint Lawrence River |
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| Hydraulic head | 24.39 m2 (262.53 sq ft) |
| Turbines | 38 |
| Installed capacity | 1,903 MW |
| Official name | Beauharnois Power Development National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1990 |
The Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station along the Saint Lawrence Seaway on the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The station was built in three phases, and comprises 38 turbines, capable of generating up to 1,903 MW of electrical power. Constructions on the facility began in 1930 and was completed in 1961.[1]
The facility was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990.[2]
File:Beauharnois Construction Co - Turbines.jpg
Construction of the first phase in 1930.
See also
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- Beauharnois scandal
- Beauharnois Canal
- Saint Lawrence Seaway
- List of electrical generating stations in Canada
- Reservoirs and dams in Canada
References
 National Historic Sites of Canada by location |
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